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How do plants perceive their microbiome? 🌱
In this interview, researcher Andreas Keppler explains how plants determine whether to fight or welcome the microbes that colonize them.… 🦠 👇
How do plants perceive their microbiome? 🌱
In this interview, researcher Andreas Keppler explains how plants determine whether to fight or welcome the microbes that colonize them.… 🦠 👇
How do plants perceive their microbiome?
In this interview, researcher Andreas Keppler explains how plants determine whether to fight or welcome the microbes that colonize them.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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How do plants perceive their microbiome? 🌱
In this interview, researcher Andreas Keppler explains how plants determine whether to fight or welcome the microbes that colonize them.… 🦠 👇
How do plants perceive their microbiome? 🌱
In this interview, researcher Andreas Keppler explains how plants determine whether to fight or welcome the microbes that colonize them.… 🦠 👇
📣 New MicroBites!
When Microbes Become Master Chocolatiers 🍫
Fine chocolate owes its depth to microbes, tiny chocolatiers fermenting cocoa bean pulp into the complex flavors we crave. 🦠
When Microbes Become Master Chocolatiers 🍫
Fine chocolate owes its depth to microbes, tiny chocolatiers fermenting cocoa bean pulp into the complex flavors we crave. 🦠
When Microbes Become Master Chocolatiers
Fine chocolate owes its depth to microbes, tiny chocolatiers fermenting cocoa bean pulp into the complex flavors we crave.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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When Microbes Become Master Chocolatiers 🍫
Fine chocolate owes its depth to microbes, tiny chocolatiers fermenting cocoa bean pulp into the complex flavors we crave. 🦠
When Microbes Become Master Chocolatiers 🍫
Fine chocolate owes its depth to microbes, tiny chocolatiers fermenting cocoa bean pulp into the complex flavors we crave. 🦠
📣 New MicroBites!
Engineered Parasites as Potential Treatments for Neurological Disorders 🦠
Engineered parasites like Toxoplasma gondii offer novel, targeted therapies for brain disorders by delivering treatments directly into neurons. 🧠
Engineered Parasites as Potential Treatments for Neurological Disorders 🦠
Engineered parasites like Toxoplasma gondii offer novel, targeted therapies for brain disorders by delivering treatments directly into neurons. 🧠
Engineered Parasites as Potential Treatments for Neurological Disorders
Engineered parasites like Toxoplasma gondii offer novel, targeted therapies for brain disorders by delivering treatments directly into neurons.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Engineered Parasites as Potential Treatments for Neurological Disorders 🦠
Engineered parasites like Toxoplasma gondii offer novel, targeted therapies for brain disorders by delivering treatments directly into neurons. 🧠
Engineered Parasites as Potential Treatments for Neurological Disorders 🦠
Engineered parasites like Toxoplasma gondii offer novel, targeted therapies for brain disorders by delivering treatments directly into neurons. 🧠
How can cities grow without harming the planet? 💚
Scientists are turning to an unexpected ally — algae. These tiny organisms can power buildings, clean wastewater, and even fuel cars. Smart cities start at the microscopic level. 🌿🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay
Scientists are turning to an unexpected ally — algae. These tiny organisms can power buildings, clean wastewater, and even fuel cars. Smart cities start at the microscopic level. 🌿🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay
The future is green
World, where all processes are carbon-neutral, is closer than you think! Learn how and why algae are important for this transition.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
How can cities grow without harming the planet? 💚
Scientists are turning to an unexpected ally — algae. These tiny organisms can power buildings, clean wastewater, and even fuel cars. Smart cities start at the microscopic level. 🌿🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay
Scientists are turning to an unexpected ally — algae. These tiny organisms can power buildings, clean wastewater, and even fuel cars. Smart cities start at the microscopic level. 🌿🏙️ #WorldCitiesDay
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Unexpected baby-guardians 👶
On Mum’s gut bacteria and how they could boost her baby’s healthy development and avoid preeclampsia 🦠
Unexpected baby-guardians 👶
On Mum’s gut bacteria and how they could boost her baby’s healthy development and avoid preeclampsia 🦠
Unexpected baby-guardians
On Mum’s gut bacteria and how they could boost her baby’s healthy development and avoid preeclampsia
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October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📣 New MicroBites!
Unexpected baby-guardians 👶
On Mum’s gut bacteria and how they could boost her baby’s healthy development and avoid preeclampsia 🦠
Unexpected baby-guardians 👶
On Mum’s gut bacteria and how they could boost her baby’s healthy development and avoid preeclampsia 🦠
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Using urine to detect fungal infection 🍄
How a new test can figure out if patients have a fungal infection 🦠
Using urine to detect fungal infection 🍄
How a new test can figure out if patients have a fungal infection 🦠
Using urine to detect fungal infection
How a new test can figure out if patients have a fungal infection
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October 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Using urine to detect fungal infection 🍄
How a new test can figure out if patients have a fungal infection 🦠
Using urine to detect fungal infection 🍄
How a new test can figure out if patients have a fungal infection 🦠
📣 New MicroBites!
Baking Better Bread 🍞
To customize sourdough bread to your specific preferences, you may just need to pick the right microorganisms for the job 🦠
Baking Better Bread 🍞
To customize sourdough bread to your specific preferences, you may just need to pick the right microorganisms for the job 🦠
Baking Better Bread
To customize sourdough bread to your specific preferences, you may just need to pick the right microorganisms for the job
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October 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Baking Better Bread 🍞
To customize sourdough bread to your specific preferences, you may just need to pick the right microorganisms for the job 🦠
Baking Better Bread 🍞
To customize sourdough bread to your specific preferences, you may just need to pick the right microorganisms for the job 🦠
Today is #WorldFoodDay
Imagine food made from food waste — nutritious, flavorful, and zero-waste. Thanks to solid-state fermentation, fungi like Neurospora intermedia are showing us how to turn today’s leftovers into tomorrow’s meals. 🔄🌾
Imagine food made from food waste — nutritious, flavorful, and zero-waste. Thanks to solid-state fermentation, fungi like Neurospora intermedia are showing us how to turn today’s leftovers into tomorrow’s meals. 🔄🌾
Waste Food into novel cuisine: courtesy Neurospora intermedia
N. intermedia fungus is converting waste food into appetizing, healthier, and sustainable food alternatives.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Today is #WorldFoodDay
Imagine food made from food waste — nutritious, flavorful, and zero-waste. Thanks to solid-state fermentation, fungi like Neurospora intermedia are showing us how to turn today’s leftovers into tomorrow’s meals. 🔄🌾
Imagine food made from food waste — nutritious, flavorful, and zero-waste. Thanks to solid-state fermentation, fungi like Neurospora intermedia are showing us how to turn today’s leftovers into tomorrow’s meals. 🔄🌾
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Gut Inflammation Disrupts Hormone Signals and the Brain 🧠
Reproductive hormones in male mice are susceptible to gut inflammation during early life. 🦠
Gut Inflammation Disrupts Hormone Signals and the Brain 🧠
Reproductive hormones in male mice are susceptible to gut inflammation during early life. 🦠
Gut Inflammation Disrupts Hormone Signals and the Brain
Reproductive hormones in male mice are susceptible to gut inflammation during early life.
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October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Gut Inflammation Disrupts Hormone Signals and the Brain 🧠
Reproductive hormones in male mice are susceptible to gut inflammation during early life. 🦠
Gut Inflammation Disrupts Hormone Signals and the Brain 🧠
Reproductive hormones in male mice are susceptible to gut inflammation during early life. 🦠
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‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’ turned into a cure for cancer 🍄
The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia. 👇
‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’ turned into a cure for cancer 🍄
The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia. 👇
‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’ turned into a cure for cancer
The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia.
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October 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’ turned into a cure for cancer 🍄
The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia. 👇
‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’ turned into a cure for cancer 🍄
The deadly fungus, Aspergillus flavus, once denoted as the ‘Pharaoh’s curse fungus’, has now been found to cure leukaemia. 👇
This week is #WorldSpaceWeek!
Microbes don’t need a ticket to space — they hitch a ride with us!
🦠 In microgravity, bacteria like Streptococcus mutans may behave differently, even increasing risks like tooth decay. Keeping astronauts healthy means understanding the unseen. 🧬
Microbes don’t need a ticket to space — they hitch a ride with us!
🦠 In microgravity, bacteria like Streptococcus mutans may behave differently, even increasing risks like tooth decay. Keeping astronauts healthy means understanding the unseen. 🧬
Health in space and why bacteria play a role in it
Astronauts and their microbiomes are inseparable even in space. But what happens when Streptococcus mutans rebel against peaceful life in the human body?
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October 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This week is #WorldSpaceWeek!
Microbes don’t need a ticket to space — they hitch a ride with us!
🦠 In microgravity, bacteria like Streptococcus mutans may behave differently, even increasing risks like tooth decay. Keeping astronauts healthy means understanding the unseen. 🧬
Microbes don’t need a ticket to space — they hitch a ride with us!
🦠 In microgravity, bacteria like Streptococcus mutans may behave differently, even increasing risks like tooth decay. Keeping astronauts healthy means understanding the unseen. 🧬
📣 New MicroBites!
Amoeba and Bacteria, Newfound Friends? 🦠
How an amoeba can help bacteria resist antimicrobials. 💊
Amoeba and Bacteria, Newfound Friends? 🦠
How an amoeba can help bacteria resist antimicrobials. 💊
Amoeba and Bacteria, Newfound Friends?
How an amoeba can help bacteria resist antimicrobials.
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October 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Amoeba and Bacteria, Newfound Friends? 🦠
How an amoeba can help bacteria resist antimicrobials. 💊
Amoeba and Bacteria, Newfound Friends? 🦠
How an amoeba can help bacteria resist antimicrobials. 💊
🌍🦠 Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay!
MicroBites joined the fun at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels 🎉
Fermented foods, microalgae, mushroom leather & more 🍄✨
Huge thanks to the Young Belgian Society for Microbiology & all the young scientists sharing their passion! 💡
#IMD2025
MicroBites joined the fun at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels 🎉
Fermented foods, microalgae, mushroom leather & more 🍄✨
Huge thanks to the Young Belgian Society for Microbiology & all the young scientists sharing their passion! 💡
#IMD2025
September 20, 2025 at 11:50 AM
🌍🦠 Happy #InternationalMicroorganismDay!
MicroBites joined the fun at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels 🎉
Fermented foods, microalgae, mushroom leather & more 🍄✨
Huge thanks to the Young Belgian Society for Microbiology & all the young scientists sharing their passion! 💡
#IMD2025
MicroBites joined the fun at the Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels 🎉
Fermented foods, microalgae, mushroom leather & more 🍄✨
Huge thanks to the Young Belgian Society for Microbiology & all the young scientists sharing their passion! 💡
#IMD2025
Today is International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies!
What if the smog outside your window isn’t just hurting your lungs—but also rewriting the microbes inside your gut? 🦠💨 The link between air pollution and our microbiome could reshape how we think about clean air.
What if the smog outside your window isn’t just hurting your lungs—but also rewriting the microbes inside your gut? 🦠💨 The link between air pollution and our microbiome could reshape how we think about clean air.
Breathless: The Impact of Air Pollution on Microbial Balance
The relationship between air pollution, microbiome, & health outcomes, highlighting the lung-gut interactions.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Today is International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies!
What if the smog outside your window isn’t just hurting your lungs—but also rewriting the microbes inside your gut? 🦠💨 The link between air pollution and our microbiome could reshape how we think about clean air.
What if the smog outside your window isn’t just hurting your lungs—but also rewriting the microbes inside your gut? 🦠💨 The link between air pollution and our microbiome could reshape how we think about clean air.
📣 New MicroBites!
Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression 👩
A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet. 🐭 🦠
Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression 👩
A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet. 🐭 🦠
Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression
A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet.
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September 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression 👩
A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet. 🐭 🦠
Breaking the Grass Ceiling: CBD Improves Female Depression 👩
A new study shows CBD treatment helped decrease symptoms of depression in mice consuming a high fat diet. 🐭 🦠
📣 New MicroBites!
Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out 💪
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer. 🦠
Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out 💪
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer. 🦠
Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📣 New MicroBites!
Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out 💪
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer. 🦠
Trust Your Gut, It’s Working Out 💪
Newly-discovered links between exercise, the microbiome, and immunotherapy paint a compelling picture in the fight against cancer. 🦠
📣 New MicroBites!
From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome 🦠
Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis disrupts gut microbial harmony, fuel resistance gene spread, and triggers inflammation—reshaping immunity, brain health, and future disease risks. 💊
From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome 🦠
Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis disrupts gut microbial harmony, fuel resistance gene spread, and triggers inflammation—reshaping immunity, brain health, and future disease risks. 💊
From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome
Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis disrupts gut microbial harmony, fuel resistance gene spread, and triggers inflammation—reshaping immunity, brain health, and future disease risks.
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August 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome 🦠
Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis disrupts gut microbial harmony, fuel resistance gene spread, and triggers inflammation—reshaping immunity, brain health, and future disease risks. 💊
From Therapy to Threat: Antibiotics and the Resistome 🦠
Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis disrupts gut microbial harmony, fuel resistance gene spread, and triggers inflammation—reshaping immunity, brain health, and future disease risks. 💊
📣 New MicroBites!
Plastic to Paracetamol: Manufactured by E. coli 💊
E. coli bacteria help convert plastic waste into paracetamol, thus addressing the concerns of environmental pollution and extensive fossil fuel… 🦠
Plastic to Paracetamol: Manufactured by E. coli 💊
E. coli bacteria help convert plastic waste into paracetamol, thus addressing the concerns of environmental pollution and extensive fossil fuel… 🦠
Plastic to Paracetamol: Manufactured by E. coli
E. coli bacteria help convert plastic waste into paracetamol, thus addressing the concerns of environmental pollution and extensive fossil fuel usage.
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August 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Plastic to Paracetamol: Manufactured by E. coli 💊
E. coli bacteria help convert plastic waste into paracetamol, thus addressing the concerns of environmental pollution and extensive fossil fuel… 🦠
Plastic to Paracetamol: Manufactured by E. coli 💊
E. coli bacteria help convert plastic waste into paracetamol, thus addressing the concerns of environmental pollution and extensive fossil fuel… 🦠
📣 New MicroBites!
Phage discovery gets its groove back with Phage DisCo 🔮
Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method… 👇
Phage discovery gets its groove back with Phage DisCo 🔮
Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method… 👇
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August 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Phage discovery gets its groove back with Phage DisCo 🔮
Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method… 👇
Phage discovery gets its groove back with Phage DisCo 🔮
Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method… 👇
📣 New MicroBites!
High-Dose Probiotics Improve Mood in Stress Model 🐭
Combined treatment with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium improved stress-related depression and anxiety in mice. 🦠
High-Dose Probiotics Improve Mood in Stress Model 🐭
Combined treatment with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium improved stress-related depression and anxiety in mice. 🦠
High-Dose Probiotics Improve Mood in Stress Model
Combined treatment with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium improved stress-related depression and anxiety in mice.
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August 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📣 New MicroBites!
High-Dose Probiotics Improve Mood in Stress Model 🐭
Combined treatment with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium improved stress-related depression and anxiety in mice. 🦠
High-Dose Probiotics Improve Mood in Stress Model 🐭
Combined treatment with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium improved stress-related depression and anxiety in mice. 🦠
📣 New MicroBites!
How scientists spy on bacteriophages inside your belly 🕵️
Scientists made glowing phages to track their spread inside the guts, revealing their effects on bacterial communities. 🦠
How scientists spy on bacteriophages inside your belly 🕵️
Scientists made glowing phages to track their spread inside the guts, revealing their effects on bacterial communities. 🦠
How scientists spy on bacteriophages inside your belly
Scientists made glowing phages to track their spread inside the guts, revealing their effects on bacterial communities.
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August 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📣 New MicroBites!
How scientists spy on bacteriophages inside your belly 🕵️
Scientists made glowing phages to track their spread inside the guts, revealing their effects on bacterial communities. 🦠
How scientists spy on bacteriophages inside your belly 🕵️
Scientists made glowing phages to track their spread inside the guts, revealing their effects on bacterial communities. 🦠
👶 Newborns enter the world with immature immune systems—but they’re not defenseless.
Mothers pass down protective antibodies during pregnancy and through breast milk, shielding babies from harmful infections. 🦠 #WorldBreastfeedingWeek
Mothers pass down protective antibodies during pregnancy and through breast milk, shielding babies from harmful infections. 🦠 #WorldBreastfeedingWeek
Maternal instincts
During pregnancy, mothers produce a powerful antibody to protect their newborns from infection
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August 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
👶 Newborns enter the world with immature immune systems—but they’re not defenseless.
Mothers pass down protective antibodies during pregnancy and through breast milk, shielding babies from harmful infections. 🦠 #WorldBreastfeedingWeek
Mothers pass down protective antibodies during pregnancy and through breast milk, shielding babies from harmful infections. 🦠 #WorldBreastfeedingWeek
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Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method that skips the hassle.
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Had a lot of fun with this one! 🪩 🕺 ✨
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Phage discovery gets is groove back with Phage DisCo
Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method that skips the hassle.
micro-bites.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Phage discovery can be long and drawn out, but scientists are ready to get down with this groovy new method that skips the hassle.
Had a lot of fun with this one! 🪩 🕺 ✨
@microbites.bsky.social
micro-bites.org/2025/08/02/p...
Had a lot of fun with this one! 🪩 🕺 ✨
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Did you know? More than 50% of a baby’s gut microbes are seeded by the mother at birth and during breastfeeding.
These early microbial allies shape immunity and metabolism for years to come.
🦠 A healthy start begins with mothers.
#WorldBreastfeedingWeek
These early microbial allies shape immunity and metabolism for years to come.
🦠 A healthy start begins with mothers.
#WorldBreastfeedingWeek
Transmissible microbiomes
Can person-to-person interactions define your innermost microbes?
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August 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Did you know? More than 50% of a baby’s gut microbes are seeded by the mother at birth and during breastfeeding.
These early microbial allies shape immunity and metabolism for years to come.
🦠 A healthy start begins with mothers.
#WorldBreastfeedingWeek
These early microbial allies shape immunity and metabolism for years to come.
🦠 A healthy start begins with mothers.
#WorldBreastfeedingWeek
👶🏽 Today starts #WorldBreastfeedingWeek.
Breastfeeding isn’t just about nourishment— it boosts immunity, brain development, and even seeds the infant's microbiome—setting the stage for lifelong health.
Breastfeeding isn’t just about nourishment— it boosts immunity, brain development, and even seeds the infant's microbiome—setting the stage for lifelong health.
Transmissible microbiomes
Can person-to-person interactions define your innermost microbes?
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August 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
👶🏽 Today starts #WorldBreastfeedingWeek.
Breastfeeding isn’t just about nourishment— it boosts immunity, brain development, and even seeds the infant's microbiome—setting the stage for lifelong health.
Breastfeeding isn’t just about nourishment— it boosts immunity, brain development, and even seeds the infant's microbiome—setting the stage for lifelong health.